Transmigrating to the Qi Cultivation Path, I became an outdated Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Chapter 109 Blood King Sect [Daily subscription required]

Seeing that the man in the black robe was completely dead, with no trace of his remains, they knew he was beyond dead.

Still not reassured, He Sheng sent forward a series of water-shadow avatars, unleashing the Triple Water Gathering Strike in succession, intending to turn the black-robed man's corpse into dust.

However, something strange happened!

But then the blood-red halo that had been scattered seemed to come alive, emitting a dazzling red light, and then swept around the corpse that had been reduced to pieces, gathering it back together.

A blood-red light spot condensed, with streaks of black energy appearing on it, making it look extremely sinister.

Immediately following, a cold, sharp voice rang out: "Who dares to destroy my Blood God Child...?"

Before the words were finished, a thick, brown beam of light crashed down, its terrifying power gradually eroding the blood-red light spot.

At the same time, the water-shadow avatars once again self-destructed using the triple water-gathering technique.

Rumble...

With a series of muffled thuds, the sound abruptly stopped, and the eerie aura emanating from the blood-red light spots vanished completely.

The man in the black robe was completely obliterated, leaving only a storage bag and a bloodstain.

Is it finally over?

He Sheng, who was hiding in the dragon puppet, breathed a sigh of relief. In the battle just now, he had used all his trump cards and was extremely dangerous.

If it weren't for the fact that the sword intent of [Moon in the Water] triggered some [True Water] attributes, which somewhat restrained the demonic cultivator's [Turbid Water], killing this fiend would have been extremely difficult.

He Sheng did not put away the dragon puppet, but remained hidden inside, because this black-robed demonic cultivator was too strange for him to be careless in the slightest.

He glanced at the storage bag and bloodstains floating in the water, and hesitated for a moment.

The voice that came from that blood-red light spot was clearly from a Golden Core cultivator. In case there are any hidden tricks in the storage bag, we might accidentally get entangled with them.

After a moment's thought, He Sheng took out a blank storage bag and put the bloodstain into it.

He then took out the Beast Taming Ring and summoned the Sky Piercing Rat King.

"Go, use your best skills to bite open that storage bag and take out everything inside."

Chirp chirp...

The Sky-Piercing Rat squealed happily twice, seemingly enjoying doing this kind of thing. Then it darted through the water, darted to the storage bag, grabbed it, and swam upwards.

The little guy had some ideas; he planned to tear open the storage bag once he got ashore.

He Sheng didn't stop him, but instead used his divine sense to search for any oversights.

Just then, his heart skipped a beat.

This was because, according to divine sense, above the place where the black-robed demon cultivator was shredded into pieces, there was still a faint remnant soul among the blood-red light spots that had already dissipated!

The remnant soul had weakened to the point of almost dissipating. If He Sheng hadn't been on high alert and continued to use [Slight Ripple] to enhance his divine sense, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect it at all.

This demonic cultivator is truly bizarre; he still has a remnant soul that hasn't been annihilated!

He Sheng was shocked. He felt that if he were hit head-on by the Heavenly Abyss Condensation Light, he would probably be reduced to ashes.

But this demonic cultivator not only suffered two Heavenly Abyss Condensation Light attacks, but was also repeatedly strangled by Water Moon Sword Light and Gathering Water Break, yet he still had a remnant soul.

Despite his surprise, He Sheng acted swiftly, immediately activating the Soul Imprint Technique, which created an invisible net to gather the wisp of remnant soul.

As soon as the remnant soul was captured, it struggled violently, emitting an extremely weak but extremely venomous shriek, trying to break free of its restraints.

But it was far too weak.

Faced with He Sheng's powerful divine sense, the struggle of this remnant soul was like an ant trying to shake a tree, unable to make the slightest ripple.

Soul-Searching Technique!

He Sheng spread his five fingers wide, and a domineering divine thought surged into that wisp of remnant soul.

The backlash from the remnant soul was easily blocked by the divine artifact bottle, and countless fragmented memories were forcibly extracted, pieced together, and poured into He Sheng's sea of ​​consciousness.

A moment later, He Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of red light disappearing from them.

"Zhong Qi, a true disciple of the Blood King Sect..."

He murmured the information he had gleaned from the remnant soul, his expression becoming unusually solemn.

This black-robed demonic cultivator named Zhong Qi was actually a true disciple of the Blood King Sect in Xingzhou.

This Blood King Sect is no ordinary Golden Core sect; it is one of the eight most famous sects in the Netherworld True Path.

It should be noted that the status of the Eight Saints Sect in the Tongyouming True Path is comparable to that of the Eight Scenery Sect and the Tianxuan Sect in the Taixuan Zhengyi Path.

Zhong Qi also has a master named Blood River True Man, who is a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator and holds a pivotal position within the Blood King Sect.

In addition, through the Soul Searching Technique, He Sheng also saw Zhong Qi's memories of entering the Eastern Garden Secret Realm within the Blade Wind Wasteland.

It was indeed the Eastern Garden Trial Realm, but it was the Body Trial Tower. Zhong Qi did receive a body-refining technique as a reward for passing the trial, but he did not attempt any further challenges.

More importantly... during Zhong Qi's challenge, no blood-red light and shadow were triggered, nor was there any light and shadow rewind.

In short, Zhong Qi didn't see the old man from the Tianhe Sect at all, and knew nothing about the Twelve Yuan Qi Dao.

Is it that no relevant information was left inside this Trial Tower of the Body, or is there another key?

He Sheng frowned slightly, his heart filled with confusion.

He tried to find more clues from Zhong Qi's memories, but unfortunately, the remnant soul was just a remnant soul, and the fragments of memories it carried were broken. Many key pieces of information had been annihilated along with Zhong Qi's main soul.

He Sheng couldn't even find any relevant memories about how Zhong Qi found the Body Trial Secret Realm or why he hid inside it.

But one thing is certain.

Zhong Qi's master, Blood River Immortal, once visited this secret realm of the Eastern Garden!

He Sheng's heart sank.

Even a Golden Core cultivator like Blood River True Man had entered the secret realm, which was mostly looted.

I never expected that after traveling so far, this would be the end result.

A strong sense of resentment welled up in He Sheng's heart.

He had originally hoped that through this East Garden Trial Realm, he could gain a deeper understanding of the Heaven and Earth Harmony Fruit legacy left behind by that senior of the Heavenly River Sect.

The Twelve Primordial Qi Great Dao—that was what he truly desired.

"We can't just give up like this."

He Sheng pondered for a moment, then flipped his palm and took out a Five Thoughts Communication Talisman.

"open!"

He Sheng slowly channeled his magical power into the talisman.

scoff.

The golden talisman burned at his fingertips, turning into wisps of pale golden smoke.

He focused his thoughts into a single idea, using the premise of entering the Eastern Garden Trial Realm, and with the help of his Five Senses Insight ability, he could foresee good or bad fortune.

Countless fragments of light and shadow appeared amidst the pale golden smoke.

He Sheng's consciousness hovered in the mist, trying his best to capture information from the fragments.

The next moment, he was suddenly startled!

He was instantly enveloped by a thick, almost impenetrable blood-red light, which seemed to drown out his senses.

This is... a very bad omen!

Within that thick, bloody light, several things vaguely appeared.

One of them...

He Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

It was the bloodstain he had previously put into his blank storage bag!

"That bloodstain bears the hidden handprint left by Master Blood River?!"

He Sheng felt a chill run down his spine and immediately understood.

As a true disciple of the Blood King Sect, Zhong Qi must have left behind a restriction such as the Soul Lamp within the sect.

Once Zhong Qi dies, Blood River Immortal will surely sense it.

That blood seal was most likely a protective item given to Zhong Qi by the Blood River Immortal, and it naturally contained a tracking mark or a higher-level divine sense imprint!

He stored the bloodstain in his storage bag, as if he had installed a guiding light on his body.

Once Blood River Immortal arrives, following the blood trail...

He Sheng shuddered and dared not think any further.

A mid-stage Golden Core cultivator who has mastered the Qi Divine Path is someone he cannot currently contend with.

Even a dragon puppet would be like a toy in front of a true Golden Core cultivator.

He Sheng dared not linger any longer. He immediately broke out of his ethereal state, regained his senses, and rushed out of the lake at the first opportunity.

Whoosh!

The water surface exploded, and he leaped out of the lake, only to see that the Sky-Piercing Rat had already torn open Zhong Qi's storage bag on the shore.

The storage bag's interior collapsed, scattering countless items across the ground.

Spirit stones, magical artifacts, elixirs, jade slips...

He Sheng glanced at it briefly, his eyes sweeping over the scattered items on the ground.

He ignored anything that resembled the ominous sign, never giving it a second glance.

After he retrieved his Blood Poison Mother-Child Blade, he only took a few items.

First, there are the middle and lower grade spirit stones scattered among them, with a total value of about 40,000 low grade spirit stones;

Then there's a mid-grade, third-tier treasure material: Blood Essence Crystal.

This object is dark red all over, with blood flowing inside as if it were flowing through it, and it exudes a strong aura of bloodlust. It is an excellent material for refining blood-path magic treasures.

There were also three bottles of pills, each engraved with the emblem of the Blood King Sect.

He Sheng didn't have time to examine it closely; he only used his divine sense to scan it briefly, and after confirming that it wasn't poison, he put it all into his pocket.

There is also a third-grade low-level precious medicine, Ghost Grass.

This herb is entirely black, with leaves as thin as needles, and exudes a faint, chilling aura.

This item is extremely rare and of great use; it should not be missed.

Finally, two jade slips and a sheepskin scroll were put away.

As for other things, such as magical artifacts, talismans, and a few demonic magical treasures, he gave them all up.

After finishing his preparations, He Sheng had no more lingering feelings. His figure transformed into a streak of light blue and soared into the sky, heading north towards the Blade Wind Wasteland.

He Sheng continued northward without daring to stop for even a moment.

He dared not return by the same route, but instead took a long detour.

After traveling three thousand miles, he came to a bottomless abyss.

A chilling wind blew through the abyss, its destination unknown, and a single glance sent shivers down one's spine.

He Sheng took out the storage bag containing the bloodstain and threw it into the bottomless abyss.

He only breathed a slight sigh of relief after the storage bag had completely disappeared from his divine sense.

The methods of the demonic path are unpredictable and should not be underestimated; we must leave quickly.

He Sheng once again activated the Rippling Water Escape Technique and sped off towards the north.

A day later, in the desolate wilderness of blades, a sudden gust of cold wind arose above the stone door, followed by a streak of bloody light appearing out of thin air.

A blurry figure wearing a blood-red crown appeared in the blood-red light, emanating an aura as deep and unfathomable as abyss.

After this person appeared, he immediately detected the aura left by Zhong Qi. Following his senses, he tracked Zhong Qi all the way to Hanlu Marsh and found a broken storage bag on the shore, as well as some scattered items.

"He is a very cautious person."

Before long, the blood-red, blurry figure found its way to the edge of the abyss.

"The Blood God Seal is located within this abyss."

The blood-red, blurry figure opened its mouth and spat out a fist-sized ball of blood. As the blood ball surged, it transformed into a blood-red treasure mirror.

Whoosh!

A beam of blood-red light shot out from the precious mirror, shining towards the abyss.

Just a few breaths later, a storage bag was captured by the crimson beam of light and slowly floated up.

The blood-red, blurry figure immediately retrieved the blood seal. Using some unknown method, scenes appeared one after another, showing the battle between He Sheng and Zhong Qi.

"snort!

Zhong Qi is a real good-for-nothing; he can't even make a fake pill.

However, this fake pill actually contains a divine puppet from the Heavenly River Sect. Could it be that this person has already obtained the Heavenly River Sect's inheritance?

The blurry, blood-red figure hesitated for a moment, then pointed another finger at the blood seal. From within the seal emerged streaks of blood-red silk, which darted through the air like serpents.

Finally, these crimson threads coalesced into three crimson chains, all pointing westward, but differing in that they pointed due west, southwest, and northwest respectively.

This method is no simple feat; it is a manifestation of the supernatural power of causal tracing. The three blood-red chains represent the past, present, and future, respectively.

future.

Seeing the three blood-red chains pointing towards them, the blurry blood-red figure did not immediately pursue them, but instead hesitated.

"Based on the direction of this Blood Resentment Lock, the pseudo-core cultivator's roots are actually in the area of ​​the Silver Sand River in Zhenzhou, and his activity range is also within Zhenzhou. This is somewhat troublesome."

Back then, the Tai Xuan Zhen Dao and the Tong You Ming Zhen Dao ceased hostilities, agreeing that Core Formation cultivators were not allowed to enter Zhenzhou, otherwise they would be considered...

They intend to restart the war.

"Very well, I don't want to be caught red-handed and slashed by those madmen from the Tianxuan Sect."

only..."

The blood-red, blurry figure seemed to realize something, suddenly laughed, and then turned and headed south.

The moon hung high in the sky; it was the middle of the night.

A streak of light, blue in color, streaked across the sky, rushed into Tiandu Mountain, and then plunged straight into Wanshou Pool.

"Finally back."

Once inside the water palace, He Sheng breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He was restless throughout the journey, and occasionally felt a chilling sense of being watched, which reminded him of the ominous premonition he had foreseen, making him even more anxious.

Therefore, upon returning to the Water Mansion, his first action was not to regulate his breathing and recover, but instead to take out another Five Thoughts Communication Talisman.

A moment later, the talisman burned out.

He Sheng opened his eyes, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

It's still an ominous sign.

However, it is no longer a very bad omen, nor is it so urgent, but it is still at the level of moderate misfortune.

In the prophecy, he was still shrouded in a bloody light, and a chain could be vaguely seen reaching out to bind him tightly.

This might mean that Zhong Qi's master, Blood River True Man, made a move?

This mid-stage Golden Core demonic cultivator must have some means to find my location!

However, the ominous sign level has been lowered, which suggests that he may not be able to pinpoint the location accurately, or he may not have chased after us immediately.

He Sheng's mind raced, but no matter what, he knew he couldn't stay in the Longevity Pool Water Palace any longer.

Since there are still ominous signs, we can't just sit here and wait foolishly. If that Blood River Master turns around and comes to kill us, we might not be able to escape.

Return to Yuanxia Fairy City!

Tianwu Zhenren is also a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, and Yuanxia Immortal City is close to the territory of Taixuan Zhengyi Dao. Surely Xuehe Zhenren wouldn't be so reckless in chasing after him?

In a flash, He Sheng had an idea, but he did not set off immediately. Instead, he summoned the Green Snake.

"Immortal Master, what are your orders?"

The green snake swam into the cave, raised its upper body, and looked respectfully at He Sheng with its vertical pupils.

"I'm going on a trip for a few years," He Sheng said bluntly. "It could be three to five years, or even longer. You'd better take good care of the Water Palace."

Upon hearing this, the green snake was taken aback, then nodded solemnly: "Immortal Master, rest assured, Qing'er will definitely guard the gate carefully."

He Sheng nodded slightly and said, "There's one more thing. Come with me."

With that, he led the green snake out of the water mansion and headed south.

Before long, the man and the snake entered the old lair of the Black Jade Blood Python, a poisonous swamp perpetually shrouded in miasma.

He Sheng led the green snake deep into the swamp, stopping only when they found a crack in the ground.

The crack was about ten feet long and no more than three feet wide. Deep inside the crack, thick yellow-white smoke billowed out, emitting a pungent sulfurous smell.

"It really is the sulfurous, fiery aura of the earth's lungs!"

He Sheng immediately took out a specially made porcelain bottle and handed it to the green snake, instructing, "This bottle can be used to collect this yellow and white smoke."

From today onwards, come here every day at noon when the yang energy is at its peak.

Hang the porcelain bottle three inches above the crack, drawing a wisp of earth fire energy into the bottle, and only retrieve it when the bottle is full.

Remember, you can only collect one thread each day; more is useless, and less is not enough.

After three years of harvesting, this bottle will be handed over to the He family.

As for the annual tribute sent by the He family, you can store it in the rear hall of the Water Palace for now.

The green snake used its tail to curl up the porcelain bottle and nodded solemnly.

He Sheng looked at it, pondered for a moment, and then took out another item from his storage bag.

It was a fist-sized, crystal-clear, ice-blue bead. Inside the bead, a tiny white flame flickered slowly, emitting a chilling aura.

It was obtained from Chen Keshan's Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed.

"This item is called the Profound Blazing Ice Flame Seed. Consuming it will allow you to cultivate a third-tier cold flame within your body."

He Sheng handed the Ice Flame Seed to the Green Snake.

This was a decision he made after careful consideration.

Firstly, this item was of little value to him, and he had already considered its drawbacks.

Furthermore, to refine the Ice-Slaying Yin-Thunder Pearl, it is necessary to refine it with both water and fire, and the fire refinement involved is not an ordinary flame, but a cold flame!

Furthermore, the higher the grade of the cold flame, the better the refining effect.

Since He Sheng himself cannot consume the Profound Blazing Ice Flame Seed, he naturally has to entrust it to his spirit pet so that it can be summoned at any time in the future to assist him in refining weapons.

Finally, the green snake is compatible with this object.

This little snake had been living in the Water Mansion for many years. With He Sheng feeding it spirit stones from time to time, and nourished by the spiritual veins, its magical power had become comparable to that of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

He also awakened some of his bloodline and learned a technique similar to an ice arrow.

Therefore, He Sheng's idea was to give this item to the Green Snake and let it cultivate the Frost Flame on its own. In the future, when it grows up, he would use it to refine the Ice-Slaying Yin-Thunder Pearl.

"You have been loyal to the Water Palace for many years. When your sister left with the Devouring Serpent, you remained steadfast and unwavering, which greatly comforted me."

Now, I am going on a journey, and I do not know when I will return.

You have to stay behind to guard the Water Palace and also help the He family collect the sulfurous fire energy from the earth's lungs. You have both merit and hard work, so you deserve a reward.

"This Xuanzhao Ice Flame Seed is perfectly suited to your demonic nature; consider it a great fortune I'm bestowing upon you."

The green snake's vertical pupils widened suddenly, and even its tail trembled slightly.

It naturally didn't know what the Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed was, but the mere mention of "third tier" was enough to terrify it.

More importantly, the moment He Shengfang took out the Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed, it had an instinctive urge to swallow it whole!

This thing is extremely important to me.

An instinctive reaction made the Green Snake immediately realize the value of the Profound Blazing Ice Flame Seed.

"Thank you for your great favor, Immortal Master. I, Qing'er, will never fail to repay the kindness you have shown me!"

The green snake suppressed its instinctive desire, its head rising and falling as if kowtowing, bowing nine times in a row before carefully opening its mouth and swallowing the Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed.

In an instant, a chilling aura burst forth from its body.

The green snake let out a hiss that was both painful and excited, and its body curled up into a ball, as if it had entered hibernation.

A thin layer of white frost quickly covered the scales on the green snake's body.

He Sheng enveloped it with his divine sense and carefully observed the changes within its body.

As expected, the Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed is extremely compatible with the bloodline of the Green Serpent.

The moment the Ice Flame Seed entered its body, it merged into the Green Serpent's bloodline, perfectly blending with its innate water-based demonic power without any rejection.

The power of the cold flames flowed along his bloodline, gradually awakening a certain power hidden deep within the Green Serpent's bloodline.

In just half a day, the aura around the green snake began to increase dramatically.

Its body swelled up to a visible size, its blue scales became even darker, and a faint golden luster shimmered at the edges.

A faint, icy blue glint appeared in those vertical pupils.

Peak of Tier 1!

After consuming the Profound Blazing Ice Flame Seed, the Green Serpent's bloodline awakening level increased by 30% to nearly 50%, its size also increased, and its cultivation level leaped to the peak of a first-tier demon beast.

He Sheng nodded slightly.

Although he didn't know what bloodline the Green Snake was, judging from how much it had improved after obtaining the Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed, it might be able to become a second-tier great demon in a few years.

Seeing that the green snake's transformation would take some more time, He Sheng didn't wait any longer. He simply put it into his beast-taming ring and took it back to the Longevity Pool Water Mansion.

After placing the sleeping green snake in the back hall in the water and placing the array plate of the Water Mansion Formation beside it, He Sheng quietly left.

At noon the next day, He Sheng, who had been rushing, finally returned to his cave dwelling in Tianxia Fang, Yuanxia Immortal City.

Upon entering, he hurriedly took out a Five-Spirit Communication Talisman, which was also the last one in his hand.

But before he could use the talisman, the phonograph rang.

"Master Xiang, Lin Yuejing, a true disciple of the Shuiyue lineage of the Yuexia Sect, has come to pay a visit and humbly requests an audience!"